| Event: | Men's singles |
| Championship: | 2022 BWF World Championships |
| Dates: | 22–28 August |
| Competitors: | 62 |
| Nations: | 37 |
| Venue: | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Gold: | Viktor Axelsen |
| Gold Nation: | DEN |
| Silver: | Kunlavut Vitidsarn |
| Silver Nation: | THA |
| Bronze: | Zhao Junpeng |
| Bronze Nation: | CHN |
| Bronze2: | Chou Tien-chen |
| Bronze2 Nation: | TPE |
| Prev: | 2021 Huelva |
| Next: | 2023 Copenhagen |
The men's singles tournament of the 2022 BWF World Championships took place from 22 to 28 August 2022 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.
The seeding list was based on the World Rankings of 9 August 2022.[1]
See also: 1 and 1. Viktor Axelsen (champion)
See also: 2 and 4. 
Kento Momota (second round)
See also: 3 and 3. Anders Antonsen (first round)
See also: 4 and 2. Chou Tien-chen (semi-finals)
See also: 5 and 4. Lee Zii Jia (third round)
See also: 6 and 1. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (quarter-finals)
See also: 7 and 2. Jonatan Christie (quarter-finals)
See also: 8 and 3. 
Loh Kean Yew (quarter-finals)
See also: 9 and 4. 
Lakshya Sen (third round)
See also: 10 and 3. 
Ng Ka Long (third round)
See also: 11 and 1. Rasmus Gemke (second round)
See also: 12 and 4. Srikanth Kidambi (second round)
See also: 13 and 1. Kanta Tsuneyama (first round)
See also: 14 and 2. Lee Cheuk Yiu (third round)
See also: 15 and 2. Wang Tzu-wei (third round)
See also: 16 and 3. 
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (final)